Hanlon, Bernadette, 1969-

Once the American dream : inner-ring suburbs of the metropolitan United States / Bernadette Hanlon.

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2010.

xv, 203 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

"At one time, a move to the suburbs was the American Dream for many families. However, despite the success of Levittown, New York, impoverished "inner-ring" suburbs - those closest to the urban core of metropolitan cities - like Lansdowne, Maryland, are in decline. As aging housing stock, foreclosures, severe fiscal problems, slow population growth, increasing poverty, and struggling local economies affect inner-ring suburbs, what can be done to save them?" "Once the American Dream analyzes this downward trend, examining five thousand suburbs across one hundred different metropolitan areas and census regions in 1980 and 2000. Hanlon defines the suburbs' geographic boundaries and provides a ranking system for assessing and acting on inner-ring suburban decline. She illuminates her detailed statistical analysis through vivid case studies. She also demonstrates how other suburbs, particularly those in the outer reaches of cities, flourished during the 1980s and 1990s. Once the American Dream closes with a discussion of policy implications and recommendations for policymakers and planners who deal with suburbs of various stripes."--Jacket.

9781592139361 (cloth ; alk. paper)
1592139361 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Suburbs United States.
Suburbs Economic aspects United States.
Suburban life United States.
Banlieues Aspect économique États-Unis.
Vie de la banlieue États-Unis.
Suburban life.
Suburbs.
Suburbs Economic aspects.
Banlieues Détérioration États-Unis.
Vie en banlieue États-Unis.
United States.

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Cote: BIB 204411
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